Arsaces XII
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Title
Arsaces XII
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Personalities -- A-Z
Date / Origin
Date Created: unknown
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Hairstyles -- To 499
Headdresses -- To 499
Beards -- To 499
Arsaces XII, King of Parthia, d. 57 B.C
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Notes
Content: Arsaces XII, better known as Phraates III, lived from 70-57 B.C. when he was murdered by his sons Mithradates III and Orodes II. As King of Parthia he made an alliance with Pompey during his campaign in Asia Minor.
Content: Written on border: "Arsaces XII (also, Phraates III)." "King of Parthia; (d.60 B.C.)." "(inf. ALA)."
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: platemark 18.5 x 14.5 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57e71d40-c5bf-012f-56e5-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Arsaces XII" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57e71d40-c5bf-012f-56e5-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. Arsaces XII Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57e71d40-c5bf-012f-56e5-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Arsaces XII" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57e71d40-c5bf-012f-56e5-58d385a7bc34
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